Mirrors Windows And Doors In Literature

When lighting conditions are just right however a window can also be a mirror.

Mirrors windows and doors in literature.

Mirrors windows and sliding glass doors author. What are mirrors and windows. And for reading to. Mirrors windows and doors is a metaphor that can be used to refer to the need for children to find themselves reflected in books.

In the essay dr. Don t forget about sliding glass doors ideas of representation and cultural awareness are central to the concept of windows and mirrors but critical reflection and thoughtful action are central to the idea of literature as a sliding glass door a concept similar to windows in that both present different experiences but sliding glass doors also can represent a change in perspective about. A window is a resource that offers you a view into someone else s experience. These windows are also sliding glass doors and readers have only to walk through in imagination to become part of whatever world has been created and recreated by the author.

The phrase mirrors and windows was initially introduced by emily style for the national seed project. Speaking to the lack of children s books with african american characters and themes the essay called for books to act as windows and mirrors that would allow all children to see themselves and the experiences of others in what they read. A mirror is a story that reflects your own culture and helps you build your identity. It has been twenty nine years since rudine sims bishop s seminal essay mirrors windows and sliding glass doors was published.